January 2012
3 posts
Notice Any Difference?
Are Political Parties Equally "On the Take" from...
Bank By Bank, Here Are Wall Street’s Favorite Politicians
The figures are in. In a report compiled by “Business Insider”, banks like Goldman Sachs gave Mitt Romney six times as much money as they gave President Obama in 2011—2012. Two banks gave House Speaker John Boehner more money than they gave President Obama. Should our president take money from banksters? No, but the...
How Much Does it Cost to Keep A Congressman Fat...
What sounds like a joke awaiting a punch line is really no laughing matter.
Gone are the days when Congressmen and Senators relied on a few select staff to help with legislative duties and handle correspondence from constituents, back when staff rarely exceeded one or two advisers. Since the 1970’s, members of the House of Representatives are allowed to hire up to eighteen permanent...
November 2011
1 post
Republican Congress Finds 5-day Workweek Too...
Working hard, or hardly working? Republicans will have to accomplish their to-do list on a tight schedule, thanks to the legislative calendar set by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
Would you like to earn a week’s vacation for each two weeks you work? If so, think about running for Congress. According to the restructured legislative calendar that House Majority Leader Cantor adopted,...
October 2011
3 posts
Mobs for Jobs
And It’s One, Two, Three, What Are We Fighting For?
Special interest groups – Big Oil, Big Pharma, the Insurance Industry, and the Financial Industry – have controlled the dialog for far too long. They use money to buy off politicians, enriching themselves without concern of consequences to others. It’s time to end the stranglehold that Special Interests and Wall Street have on government...
Wall Street Prayer
Wall Street Prayer
I believe in Money,
the Dollar Almighty,
Creator of Manipulated Stocks and Greed.
I believe in The Markets, Free unless teetering on failure,
which will then be saved by massive government bailout,
the burden which will be on the backs of the working class,
suffering under lobbyists and government corruption,
they will be crucified, robbed and homeless.
Their descent will not...
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
1 post
GMO-Free Brands
These brands, at the time of writing, source their ingredients from GMO-free supplies. If you’re concerned about the very real threat that genetically modified organisms pose to our food supply and ultimate health, please purchase from these companies and contact them to let them know that you support and value their decision to use non-GMO soy, corn, canola and other ingredients. Please...
April 2011
1 post
Earth Day, 2011: Remembering Rachel Carson
Carson, credited as the founder of the contemporary environmental movement, and author of the landmark book, “Silent Spring,” touched off a major controversy on the dangers of pesticides in the early 1960’s.
The well-funded campaign of disinformation that attempted to discredit and silence Carson, continues to dog environmental science nearly 50 years later.
Environmental pioneer,...